Aaqib Javed (

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: ; born 5 August 1972) is a Pakistani former international

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and the current

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in all formats. He is also a member of the Men's National Selection Committee of the

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. He was a right-handed fast-medium pace bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. He played 22

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and 163

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s for

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between 1988 and 1998. He was a part of the Pakistan team which won the

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. He has also served as the director of cricket operations and head coach of

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side Lahore Qalandars. In 2024, he relinquished these responsibilities when he became a part of the selection committee.

Early and personal life

Aaqib Javed was born into a Punjabi Jat ( Sandhu clan) family in

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. He has studied at Government Islamia College in

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. He married Farzana Aqib, a novelist, poet, journalist and human rights activist, in 1998.

International career

Aaqib's best performances in internationals came against

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. He took 54 wickets in his 39 ODIs against India at an

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of 24.64 – 6.79 runs lower than his career ODI average. Four of his six ODI Man of the Match awards were against India. Aaqib took a

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in an ODI against India on 25 October 1991, aged only 19 years and 81 days. He remains the youngest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick. He was a key member of the Pakistan team that won the

. Aaqib Javed's international cricket career came to a premature end at the age of 26.

Post-retirement

Coaching career

Previously, Aaqib was the chief coach of the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. He is also associated with The Computer House, a Pakistani computer hardware company. He coached Pakistan's U-19 team to victory in the

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. Aaqib has, in the past, also helped with the development of the Afghanistan national cricket team. He also served as the bowling coach of the

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. With Waqar Younis the head coach and Intikhab Alam the manager, but on 10 February 2012, he resigned from being the bowling coach of Pakistan and shifted to becoming the bowling and head coach of the

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, a position he held until 2016. From 2016 to 2024, he was the director of cricket operations and bowling consultant for Lahore Qalandars in the

. In December 2017, he was appointed as the head coach of the team. He quit both positions when he became a part of the national selection committee, in 2024. He previously served as the fast bowling coach of

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on a two year basis. Aaqib Javed was appointed as the interim head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team in limited-overs cricket in 2024, following the resignation of Gary Kirsten on October 28, 2024. Javed took over the role on November 18, 2024, and oversaw the team during their tour of Australia and Zimbabwe After 46 days of Kirsten's resignation,

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, the head coach of the red-ball format, also resigned on December 12. Consequently, Javed took over the role of interim head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team in the red-ball format on the same day. Currently, Javed serves as the interim head coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team in all formats.

Cricket administration

In October 2024, the

named Aaqib as part of its selection committee. He eventually resigned from his position as director and head coach of Lahore Qalandars after eight years of association with the team due to his new posting, and has innovated with what cricket analyst Danyal Rasool calls a "revolution", an all-spin attack, a rarity in Pakistan cricket (traditionally relying on fast-bowling) that he calls "Aaqib-ball", and, despite the initial skepticism from all corners, this strategy secured a Test series win against England.

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